chargirlgenius

In terms of XP/Vista... you might just be better off getting Windows 7 when it comes out later this year - depending on how quickly you're looking to purchase the laptop. Vista fully-patched (at least 2 patches now) seems to be a lot better than the initial offerings, but I know people had trouble getting it to play nice with other programs. You'll also want to consider compatibility with whatever work programs you may need to install, like verymelm said.